Congratulations! Hitting upon this feature means you're likely to be pondering over your options, and if it's re-training you're considering you've already done more than most. Did you know that just one in ten of us would say we are contented at work - yet the vast majority of us will do absolutely nothing about it. Why not stand out from the crowd and do something - you have the rest of your life to enjoy it.

It's advisable to get some help before you start - talk to someone who's familiar with your chosen field; someone who'll give you career advice based on what works best for you, and then show you the training programs that will suit you:

* Is collaborating with others important to you? Is that as part of a team or with a lot of new people? Maybe working on your own in a task-based situation would be more your thing?

* Which criteria's are fundamental with regard to the industry you hope to work in?

* Should this be a one off time that you'll have to retrain?

* Would it be useful for your retraining to be in an industry where you're comfortable you'll have a job up to the time you want to stop?

Look at the IT industry, that's our recommendation - it's one of the only market sectors still on the grow in Great Britain and Europe. Another benefit is that remuneration packages are much better than most.

An all too common mistake that many potential students make is to focus entirely on getting a qualification, and not focus on the desired end-result. Schools have thousands of direction-less students who took a course because it seemed fun - rather than what would get them the career they desired. Don't let yourself become part of the group who choose a training program that on the surface appears interesting - and end up with a certification for a career they'll never really get any satisfaction from.

Get to grips with the income level you aspire to and how ambitious you are. Often, this changes which qualifications will be expected and what industry will expect from you in return. Chat with an industry professional that understands the work you're contemplating, and who'll explain to you a detailed run-down of what tasks are going to make up a typical day for you. Establishing this before starting out on a study programme will save you both time and money.

The world of information technology is one of the most electrifying and revolutionary industries to be involved in today. Being up close and personal with technology is to do your bit in the gigantic changes shaping life over the next few decades. We're only just beginning to understand how all this will mould and change our lives. The way we interrelate with the rest of the world will be profoundly affected by technology and the internet.

Let's not forget that the average salary in the IT sector over Britain as a whole is noticeably greater than in the rest of the economy, so you'll probably receive noticeably more with professional IT knowledge, than you could reasonably hope to achieve elsewhere. It's evident that we have a considerable national demand for qualified IT professionals. And with the marketplace continuing to expand, it is likely this pattern will continue for years to come.

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